Weed-killing train.



I. F. ORTON.

WEED KILLING TRAIN. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, ,1913.

Patented Dec.2,1913

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Specification of Letters Patent.

4 Application filed June 4, 1913.

Serial-N0. 771,711.

i To all whom it mayconoe'm Be it known 'that I, INcoMAn F. ORTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at alveston,,in' the county of Galveston and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in lrVeed-Killing Trains, of which the followingis a specification. I The invention relates to railway car construction, and more particularly to the class of sprinkling cars. 3

The primary object of the invention is the. provision of a. car wherein the interior is arranged to accommodate theworkmen or'crew thereof for comfort durin the use 8f the car for the, sprinkling of track Another object of the invention is the provision of a car in which a sprinkling system is arranged so that'the track bed overwhich the car travels will be sprinkled for killing vegetation or growing weeds.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a'car of this character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose, andalso which can be constructed at a minimum expense With these and other ,objectsqin view,-the

invention consists in the construction, combination and'arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended? In the drawings ':.F igure 1 is a side ele-' vation of a car constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 IS an 'end'eleva- 4 tion thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional views in the plan view of the same taken longitudinally through the car. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view-on the line H of Fig. 3. Similar reference characters'indicate corresponding parts throughout the several drawings, a Referring to the drawings in detail, the railway car construction comprises a car body A in the side and end walls of whichare alining doorways 5 and 6 respectively, the latter being normally closed by the usual swinging doors 7 ,while the doorways 5 are equipped with sliding doors 8 for the closing thereof. Adjacent to the roof line of the body Ain the sides and ends thereof are provided ventilators 9 which may be of any well-lmownconstruction for the venti- 1 the englne ;.being of lation of the said car.

The interior of the car is constructed at rooms and its equipment "san s each presently to be described. The

{opposite ends with vestibules 10 between' which are arranged a kitchen 11, dining Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

room 12, bunk rooms 13, an engine' room 14, a superintendents room 15, and lavatories 16, the superintendents room 15' and likewise the bunk rooms 13 being providc with any'suitable folding bunks 18 which are to be occupied by the train crew, while the engine room is provided with a piperack 19 for receiving lengths of pipe for the holding thereof conveniently within the car. The dining room 12 and the superintendentsroom lfi each are formed with a washstand' 20 and an ice cooler 21 for the convenience and use of the train crew. Leading from 22, the rooms being in communication with the latter through doorways 23.

the vestibules are aisle ways interior construction of the car body 'A can i may be varied to suit the convenience of the train crew.

Located beneath the floor of the car body bevaried so-that'the arrangementof the A and supported in any'suitable manner,'

preferably by the use known hangers; is a system of piping which comprises a pair of longitudinally disposed pipes 24 which *are arranged at opposite sides of the body A and extend longitudi-- nally thereof throughout the length of the pipe 24 being provided at its ends with out-turned sprinkler heads 26 of any preferred type,

while contiguous to these elbows 25 and mounted in the pipes 24: are globe and gate valves 27 and 28, the'valves 27 being designed to control the fiuid supply to the sprinkler heads 26, while the valves 28 may be closed to shut ed the supply to the tank 29 whereby the sup the sprinkler hea s directly from said supply. "The intake supply is delivered to the pipes 24 through inlet connections or nipples 30 provided'with cut-off valves 81. of any desirabletype; The pipes 24 are connected with pumps 32 by means of piping 33, while the pumps 32 are connected by means of connections 34 with a feed pipe said pumps are. operated from. a fifty horse-power four.- cycle engine 35 which is located w thin the engine room l t-and is connected u with a gasolene tai1k36 for supplying fue thereto,

of ordinary wellany ordinary well-- stews-'25 provided witlf ly can be deliveredtt known type; and under the control of an controlling the feed operator. The piping 33 is provided with suitable globe valves 37 for regulating the fluid passing therethrough, while connected with the pumps 32 are feed pipes 38 which extend longitudinally of the car body A and terminate at opposite ends thereof, the ends of the said pipes 38 being provided with suitable couplings (not shown) adapted to detachably connect with the feed pipes of adjacent cars when coupled together so that the supply from a chemical tank which is arranged in an adjacent car can be conveyed to the sprinkler heads, the pipes 38 being provided with suit-able valves 40 for supply therethrough.

Car body A in its floor is provided with suitable trap doors 41 located at points therein to give access to the valves and the pipe system beneath the car body.

The gasolene tank 36 is located overhead and at one side of the water tank'29 so as to be out of the way of the train crew.

The pipe rack 19 is y 42 adapted to accommodate tools or other accessories necessary for the proper working of the pumps and engine. i

In the operation of the sprinkler the engine is started for Operating the pumps 32 which act upon the fiuid to force the pipes 12 and 38 to the same through the Sprayers 26. In this manner theroadbed will be treated for exterminat-ing vegetation and for preventing the growth thereof so that the roadbed will be maintained in perfeet. conditionfrce from weeds or other growing matter which would materially deteriorate such roadbed.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the provided with shelves device will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted. i a

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a car body, of pipes disposed longitudinally thereof in spaced parallel relation to each other, outturned elbows formed at the ends of the pipes and having sprinkler heads depending therefrom, spacedipairs of valves mounted within the said pipes, nipples projecting from the. pipes between the points of theva ve, pumps arranged Within'the body and having connection with the said pipe, means for operating the pumps, and feed pipes connection with the spr nkl ng system of adloading from the pumps and adapted jace'nt cars.

2. The combination' wit-h a car body, Of f pipes disposed longitudinally thereof in spaced parallel relation to eachother, outturned elbows formed atthe ends, of the" pipes and having sprinklerheads depending spacedi pairs of valves mounted therefrom, within the said pipes, nipples projecting from the pipes between the points of the valve, pumps arranged within the body and having connection w th the said pipe,-meai1s for operating the pumps, feed pipes leading from the pumps and adapted for connection .793 the pumps and having conwith the sprinkling system of adjacent cars, and a tank above nection with the said nipples.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

INGOMAR FRA-NQOIS ORTON. witnessesz' FRANK GORBIN, J. SANDFORDSMITH.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. C. 

